Fiebig did have a little help with the hunt in the form of her husband, Glenn Ward.

"I never thought I would get a bear, and I'm very grateful to Glenn for taking me to these different places and having this much fun," Fiebig said.

Fiebig was no rookie to bear hunting as she's done it two previous times. Each time, she had a shot at the elusive creature, but it never seemed to be right.

During those hunts, she found herself using a rifle she was not familiar with and missed on both attempts.

"The other two guns were borrowed guns with sights and I wasn't used to them," Fiebig said.

"This time, I used my own shotgun."

Also helping to ensure a good hunt, Ward and Fiebig used the help of renowned hunter and guide Joe Jakob of Point Blank Hunts out of Pittsburgh.

"Our guide was very, good with us, he helped to make it as comfortable as he could," Fiebig said. "He has a very high success rate and doesn't like it when anyone walks away empty-handed."

With everything in place, it was just a matter of time to wait for the right moment.

When it finally came, Fiebig was ready.

"I could see there was one bear coming down to the bait, and when he was just about there another bear came from the other direction and would run him off," Fiebig remembered.

"Glenn always told me to be patient, because they always come back. So I sat there for a little while and sure enough I saw my little bear coming down again, and just about the same place he was before the other bear came out and ran him off again.

"By that time, I was a little bit angry at the one chasing him off. So, I decided the next time he came out, I would get him. I aimed over at the bait the next time I saw my little bear coming down for the third time. And when he went through there, I let him have it and I got him."

Unfortunately for Ward, Fiebig's bear came early in the trip, and she was so excited about it she wanted to go home.

"Glenn likes to fish, but when I got my bear, I said 'Let's go home,'" she joked. "We only got about seven fish."

Shooting her first bear is just the latest chapter in Fiebig's hunting adventures. She has hunted everything from squirrels to deer and has the stories and trophies to prove it.

Last fall, she bagged an 11-point buck with a bow and has also killed deer with a gun, as well.

In shooting the bear, Fiebig also conquered her fear of the creatures.

"She's always been afraid of those bears so…," said Ward.

Ward, who is 70, and Fiebig admit the first bear may be the last because of their ages, but it won't be the last of their hunting together.

"I don't know if we're going to go bear hunting again, we're getting pretty old for that," Ward said. "We still have a lot of adventure left, at least in our minds."

"At our age, it all depends…," Fiebig said.

"We both have our memories of all three hunts - and they are good ones," she added.